Sentences with phrase «main striker rather»

Not exact matches

The striker was left out of the starting lineup for both of the ties against Fiorentina, but Pochettino will surely want his main man leading the line rather than Nacer Chadli.

We finally have a solid striker (even if he will take some adaptation time I think he'll be true class) in Lacazette, we have solid center backs (once they are all healthy) much better than in recent seasons, Giroud is our killer weapon off the bench rather than the key we are relying on as the main source of goals, Coquelin and Elneny are now midfield fall - back options rather than Flamini (no offense Mathieu, I appreciated your efforts, just making the obvious comparison), two high quality keepers, etc..

Wenger shot down rumours of Giroud departure, I'd rather we let him go but once a better striker arrives that is the main thing.

In my opinion Giroud may well be the club's main striker, because let's face it Alexis is a converted winger rather than a striker.

Paradoxically, I believe that the main cause of our failure to win the League was not our away performances but rather the failure at home of our strikers from February through to April — when because of fatigue, injuries and a collective loss of confidence — the players just weren't strong enough to deal with it.

He's good but 28 and not really the type of player we need... he's versatile & can play in the middle, both wings but as a main striker... rather have the money spent elsewhere like on Lacazette or Alcacer

We may not have a world class striker, but as a unit I think our attack is as good as any other in the league, because we get goals from all over rather than just a main striker like Aguero or Costa.

If Wenger signs Lacazette trust Giroud will not be played as back up but rather our 1st team main striker.

There is no point in Ozil staying at Arsenal when you have Giroud as your main striker, it looks as if Wenger is interested in Giroud's career rather than Arsenal's season.

Although the Shadow Striker is positioned in the No. 10 role typically reserved for a team's main creator, their primary duty is to score goals rather than supply them.

However, let us take a look at the non-penalty goals, as that is a more useful comparison since Giroud is not the main penalty taker in the team and also penalties on the team can be taken by other players rather than just the striker.